HISTORY OF THE DRAINAGE

OF THE

GREAT LEVEL OF THE FENS,

CALLED

BEDFORD LEVEL;

WITH THE

CONSTITUTION AND LAWS

OF THE

BEDFORD LEVEL CORPORATION.

BY SAMUEL WELLS, Esq.,

REGISTER OF THE CORPORATION.

VOL. H.

LONDON:

Published for the Author,

BY R. PHENEY, LAW BOOKSELLER, 17, FLEET-STREET.

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W. Pople, Printer, 67, Chancery Lane.

TO THE MOST NOBLE

THE GOVERNOR,

THE BAILIFFS,

AND COMMONALTY

OF

The Great Level of the Fens,

CALLED

BEDFORD LEVEL,

THE FOLLOWING WORK

IS MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED,

BY ONE WHOSE GRATITUde for their confidence,

AND ZEAL IN THEIR SERVICE,

AND IN THE SERVICE of the fens at large,

CAN TERMINATE ONLY WITH HIS EXISTENCE.